All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 15 2019 // Kyle and Marie Stechert say they rushed to buy another car after their vehicle was “totaled” in an accident because their insurance carrier refused to keep paying for their rental vehicle.The new car was twice...
Aug 13 2019 // Tricolor, a Dallas-based used vehicle retailer focusing on the sale and financing of vehicles to the Hispanic consumer, is now offering affordable auto insurance option for low-income and credit invisible customers through...
Aug 13 2019 // At a conference where hackers can try their hand at picking locks and discover cyber vulnerabilities in a makeshift hospital, they can also endeavor to break into the control units of cars and take over driving...
Aug 12 2019 // Louisiana authorities are looking for people who used a stolen forklift, truck and trailer to steal an ATM. The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office says three people may have been involved. Surveillance photos were...
Aug 12 2019 // Root Insurance, a licensed insurance carrier powered by mobile, has entered California, making it now available to 60% of the U.S. population.Customers can sign up and customize their coverage to immediately see how some...
Aug 9 2019 // An Alabama truck driving school owner has been charged with bribing a license examiner to show favoritism toward his students. News outlets report 72-year-old James Welburn was indicted and arrested July 25. He’s...
Aug 7 2019 // Tesla Inc. received a cease-and-desist letter last year from the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for making misleading statements over safety ratings of its Model 3 cars, according to documents...
Aug 7 2019 // The fallout from Volkswagen’s 2015 emissions scandal cost other German car makers billions of dollars in sales, according to new research from Notre Dame University.In 2015, Volkswagen was exposed for bypassing U.S....
Aug 6 2019 // Another electric scooter rider has been fatally hit by a vehicle in Atlanta, the third such death since the e-scooters arrived in the city last year. News outlets report Atlanta police say 34-year-old Amber Ford died...
Aug 6 2019 // It was caged and only hovered for about a minute, but it flew: a new flying car.Made by NEC Corp., the vehicle is essentially a large drone with four propellers that’s capable of carrying people. The Japanese...
Aug 5 2019 // The California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, has upheld the decision of a trial court ruling finding that fees rental car agencies charge for optional insurance need not be included in rate filings and are...
Aug 5 2019 // Berkshire Hathaway’s GEICO auto insurer has joined the ranks of carriers using telematics to track and improve driver behavior—after resisting for years.Berkshire Hathaway’s GEICO has been one of the few...
Jul 31 2019 // Authorities say two men have died after being overcome by toxic fumes while working with a mobile fertilizer truck near a Houston high school.Houston Fire Department Deputy Chief Richard Galvan says one worker had opened a...
Jul 31 2019 // I received this question recently. “Will my customer’s personal auto policy cover their adult child that has moved out of their house?”That’s a pretty good question and I’m glad it was asked....
Jul 31 2019 // Two key committees in the U.S. Congress on Tuesday said they will revive efforts to pass long-stalled legislation to speed the adoption of self-driving cars.The House Energy and Commerce Committee and Senate Commerce...
Jul 29 2019 // Police in one southwest Georgia city say they’re seeing a spike in stolen cars. Albany police say vehicle thefts are up 60 percent so far over the same period a year ago. That’s 159 vehicles reported stolen so...
Jul 26 2019 // Automakers are accelerating the rollout of technology designed to avoid crashes, but insurance companies are waving a caution flag at consumers eyeing discounts for buying collision-avoiding brakes or automated cruise...
Jul 25 2019 // Boca Raton, Fla.-based Nsure.com has launched an online, digital home and auto insurance agency in Florida that offers comparison quotes from more than 25 insurers.The new, fully-licensed company’s technology gives...
Jul 25 2019 // Lyft Inc. is making research data on self-driving technology available to the public in a bid to accelerate the development of robotic cars, which is seen as critical to the ride-hailing giant’s future...
Jul 22 2019 // The Kentucky Supreme Court has ruled that police can be sued for damages when their car chases lead to the death or injury of third parties.The Lexington Herald-Leader reports the court’s 6-1 ruling last month...